'I am bowling at a decent pace and getting the ball to move'

The news of his acquisition by RCB came close on the heels of a successful domestic season, where he played his part in Saurashtra making it to their first Ranji Trophy final in 75 years – before losing to Mumbai.

It was an experience that the young bowler cherished.

"We had a good season and made it to the finals. Hard luck we couldn't win it It was really difficult to come all the way and miss out. But they (Mumbai) played really well," he said.

"However, he explained, "the good thing is we won a lot of matches and were in the finals for the first time. We look forward to playing many more finals in the future."

Having contributed 20 wickets to the Saurashtra cause, the bowler was left ruing the lack of seaming wickets.

"We played six of our 11 matches in Rajkot and to bowl on those flat tracks is really difficult," said Unadkat, before proceeding to elaborate upon his point.

"Personally I am happy with my rhythm at present. I am bowling at a decent pace and getting the ball to move both ways.

"I have also getting wickets in almost all the matches. It is just that the wickets aren't coming in plenty. But that would happen in time."

'In T20 cricket being hit for runs is not demoralizing'

However, there was one aspect where the 21-year-old had worked upon in the off-season and enjoyed the results during it.

"Fitness was the main area of concern for me ahead of this season," admitted Unadkat.

"Last year I missed out due to a groin injury and so this year I was focusing on playing out the whole season and giving effort till the last match.

"This year we played 11 matches and I played in all of them, giving more than 100 per cent towards the team cause.

"I'm really happy with the fact that I remained fit throughout the season."

Having secured a lucrative deal, Unadkat also was aware of the fact that T20 isn't exactly a bowler-friendly format.

"In T20 you just have to get your strategies right and have an alternate plan," he admitted, adding, "Because on one day you might bowl well and yet go for runs, and on the other, you can get a few wickets without having bowled well.

"In T20 cricket being hit for runs by the batsman is not at all demoralizing. We have played enough of T20 cricket to know how it works out for a bowler."

Having said that, the bowler looked set to start his preparation for the IPL at the earliest.

"My next focus will be on the Ranji one-dayers and it will be followed by the state T20 games," said Unadkat.

"In the next few weeks I will work in such a way that I don't come across as underprepared when reporting in the Bangalore camp."